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- The Void
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- She/Her
Declaration would work here. I'd be willing to spend a fate point to get a good gift
Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest
- Thread starter eaglejarl
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- naruto rationalist romance armageddon is looking better and better damn you kishimoto explosions everywhere explosives solve everyone if in doubt surrender to the mercy of zabuza it seemed like a good idea at the time looks like a really bad case of being a jōnin my god. where does the lore end? precommitting is the winning plan screaming in kagome screw the rules i have explosives something bad might still happen sometimes you gotta sociopath stabby zabby subsection c of paragraph 9 should include we can weaponize this so hard
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- Yes.
something something we're all gonna die something something screaming in Kagome if he were on fire and being eaten by lupchanz
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
- Location
- United States
You seem to be under the impression both of those aren't already true. Given the recent interlude, I'm not sure you can be sure of that.
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- Yes.
Sorry, I was using a past model of Kagome that wasn't on fire or being eaten alive by lupchanz, otherwise the comparison would make no sense.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
- Location
- United States
Ah, fair enough.
- Location
- Somewhere over the rainbow
Alright, tipping over to the side of "gift". Warm Leaf food in storage seal seems like the best bet, so I'm going for it.
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
- Pronouns
- She/They
I'm no longer inclined to trust Hazou-the-character's ability to handle the subtleties of interpersonal relationship building with mid-high tier players without acquiring guidance and advice beforehand. At least, not at this time.
So, it couldn't hurt.
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- USA
... I can't imagine any remotely likely bad outcome from this. What are you thinking?
- Location
- Yes.
Yakuza take offense because our gift isn't up to snuff because of reasons we (as Hazou) can't predict, so fuck with Jiraiya and/or the alliance.
- Location
- Somewhere over the rainbow
I can think of one negative outcome: running out of time. We have literally an hour to complete all preparations and arrive at the site. If we need to run to Jiraiya, check with Jiraiya, run to the Yakuza place, run back, and then complete preparations, we're going to be a lot more screwed than if we just ran to the Yakuza, delivered our gift, and then ran back.
Unless, of course, we're allowed to say that we checked it with Jiraiya all along.
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
- Pronouns
- She/They
Is there any reason this needs to be done before the game night?
Noumero
Omit Needless Words
Not necessarily every single one. Imagine if we exchange a series of letters, someone in Mist notices that, decides to check what we're talking about, and intercepts the next letter. If we're using encryption sparingly, it'll probably be a plaintext one, and they'll be able to see that the topics are innocuous (philosophy or something). But if we encrypt everything, it'll be a guaranteed red flag.
In general, I don't see why we should limit our options by not agreeing on both a plaintext + integrity scheme and an encryption scheme.
Why not a bottle of wine? Jiraiya had suggested a bottle of wine.
- Location
- Somewhere over the rainbow
If that's the case, I'm willing to take the Oyabun stuff out of the plan entirely and make a mental note of it to do it next plan.
In general, that's because while she might remember it, it's more complexity that we have to convey, in the middle of a party that we are nominally hosting. We are saying stuff about
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
- Location
- United States
I do not especially think that Hazou personally escorting people out of the party will go well. Additionally, I would suggest allowing tables specifically for those who intend to cheat. I mean, ninja.
Also, draw diagrams of what final arrangements? We should absolutely not be sharing escape routes with them, either.
- Location
- Somewhere over the rainbow
I'll add in the cheater tables, but the hosting section isn't just meant for Hazou; it's meant for everybody hosting the party.
I'm not sure why drawing diagrams of final arrangements and sharing escape route information is a bad idea; this entire plan is based around making each village feel comfortable by always ensuring that they can respond should the worst happen.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
- Location
- United States
Making publically known the escape routes means they can't be used because they'll obviously be trapped.
- Location
- Somewhere over the rainbow
I think that train of logic is not quite sound; for example, everyone knows where the doors on homes are, but ninja apparently feel comfortable entering other people's homes: should doors be unusable to ninja because their locations are public knowledge and therefore obviously trapped?
Like, if we accept this train of logic, we can't host the party because nobody can come in the door because it's public knowledge and therefore obviously trapped. This whole exercise was meant to encourage peace of mind; as is I'm eyeballing about 50 to 70 people in this party, of which a full half or more are Leaf, so the escape routes are more a safety blanket than anything that'd resemble actually being safe in a room with hostile S-Rankers.
I guess we could allow guests to personally inspect escape routes, but that also risks those guests trapping the escape routes themselves. Unsure of where I fall on this.
- Location
- UK
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I'd have been happy to edit that out immediately if you'd said something at the time. It's not like it's important to plot or characterisation. For the same reason, I can still do it if you like.
JulieK
Unintentionally funny
- Location
- Israel
Actually, none of the instances I had been thinking of were from Hazo's viewpoint.
(Though as TaliesinSkye points out, his reaction to Ami could be added to the list.)
The strongest example is Mari's meeting with Tsunade. Mari also had a similar reaction to another female character.
More recently, one of the female candidates in the tournament had a scene like this.
Good point.
Look, I'm not trying to make this a moral issue - it's a personal preference. But if these scenes are included to advance the plot, my preference would be to do so with one sentence, not multiple paragraphs.
- Location
- USA
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Can you point me at those instances? It's easier to internalize a concern when I can see an example.
Fair enough. Once again, I appreciate you bringing it up.